Eternal Guru
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji is not a human Guru. Guru Arjan Dev Ji compiled the Adi Granth; Guru Gobind Singh Ji added the hymns of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji and, in 1708, named the Granth the Guru after him.
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Life
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji is not a human Guru. Guru Arjan Dev Ji compiled the Adi Granth; Guru Gobind Singh Ji added the hymns of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji and, in 1708, named the Granth the Guru after him.
The volume includes the Gurus’ bani and the hymns of bhagats from several backgrounds. A gurdwara’s prakash and hukamnama are taken from this Granth. This site does not invent a page count other than the 1,430 printed angs of the standard recension.
Contributions
- Eternal Guru of the Sikhs since 1708.
- Compiled first as the Adi Granth by Guru Arjan Dev Ji; final form under Guru Gobind Singh Ji.
- Read daily as Hukamnama; nitnem banis are drawn from it and from the Dasam Granth where that is the tradition (Jaap, Savaiye, Chaupai).
Key events
1604
First Prakash of the Adi Granth at Harmandir Sahib.
1708
Guruship conferred on the Granth at Nanded.
Dates
First Prakash 2026 is 12 September on the SGPC / SikhNet NS 558 calendar. Gurgaddi of the Granth is a separate observance. See /calendar and /hukamnama.
Confirm the listed day on the Nanakshahi calendar. This page does not invent a civil date that is not sourced there.